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Ensis leei Huber, 2015

Ensis leei
Ensis leei

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Ensis
Species: Ensis leei Huber, 2015

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Flanner Beach Formation
Neuse Formation
Norfolk Formation [Uncommon]
Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare]
Croatan Formation
James City Formation
Nashua Formation
Waccamaw Formation
Duplin Formation
Jackson Bluff Formation
Raysor Formation
Yorktown Formation
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member)
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member)
Yorktown Formation (Upper)
Goose Creek Formation (Upper)
Pungo River Formation
Shoal River Formation
St. Marys Formation
Oak Grove Sand

Remarks

Common name: Atlantic jackknife clam.

Synonymy:

Synonymous with Ensis directus Conrad, 1844.

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

Stratigraphic notes: St. Marys Formation: Age not resolved beyond “Miocene”.

References: n/a

Online resources: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on June 29, 2018. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Ensis leei from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Suffolk County, Virginia (SDSM 136141).
Ensis leei from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Suffolk County, Virginia (SDSM 136141).
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